Global Patent Index - EP 3793444 B1

EP 3793444 B1 20231011 - AN APPARATUS FOR IMAGING THE PROSTATE

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS FOR IMAGING THE PROSTATE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR BILDGEBUNG DER PROSTATA

Title (fr)

APPAREIL D'IMAGERIE DE LA PROSTATE

Publication

EP 3793444 B1 20231011 (EN)

Application

EP 18919116 A 20180514

Priority

CN 2018086651 W 20180514

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019218105A1] An apparatus (101) comprises an insertion tube (102); an image sensor (100) inside the insertion tube (102); wherein the image sensor (100) comprises an array of pixels (150); wherein the image sensor (100) is configured to count numbers of particles of radiation incident on the pixels (150), within a period of time. Also disclosed herein is a method of using the apparatus (101).

IPC 8 full level

A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/161 (2006.01); G01T 1/169 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 6/4233 (2013.01 - US); A61B 6/4241 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 6/425 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 6/50 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 6/54 (2013.01 - US); G01T 1/161 (2013.01 - EP US); G01T 1/169 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019218105 A1 20191121; CN 112040868 A 20201204; EP 3793444 A1 20210324; EP 3793444 A4 20211201; EP 3793444 B1 20231011; TW 201946589 A 20191216; US 11517275 B2 20221206; US 2021038177 A1 20210211

DOCDB simple family (application)

CN 2018086651 W 20180514; CN 201880092961 A 20180514; EP 18919116 A 20180514; TW 108115712 A 20190507; US 202017081520 A 20201027